NFL

[Gorgoroth 12,769]

1 hour ago, Clintosaurus said:

Steelers, Rams, Bengals.

Not sure what to think about the hype around Jacksonville heading into the season. Should be better than the last few but all this division winning talk is a bit much. Schedule is friendly though.

Picking the Rams... brave man.

[Macca 16,684]

Seeing we're on a new page I'll post up the games again ... a reminder that 7mate are covering tomorrow's game (10.30am) and then 3 games on Monday (Cinci @ Jets,  Giants @ Dallas and then SNF - Pats @ Arizona)

[Gorgoroth 12,769]

Hey Macca, I still don't have my trophy from last year... Or at least my name in gold...

 

 

 

ha ha.

[cowboy_from_hell 2,390]

Ok back for tips good luck to you all.

Green bay

Pittsburgh 

Minnesota 

Dunno why im tipping the vikes but its probably due to it being a hatd first round.

[JV7 2,349]

Caught most of the game today.. Siemian was pretty good. Denvers D put some big hits on Newton which was good to see. Carolinas time management was pretty poor in the last qrt, had to use one TO on the challenge but then burnt the other 2... Good win by Denver! Was a good contest to kick the season off..

[Macca 16,684]

2 hours ago, JV7 said:

Caught most of the game today.. Siemian was pretty good. Denvers D put some big hits on Newton which was good to see. Carolinas time management was pretty poor in the last qrt, had to use one TO on the challenge but then burnt the other 2... Good win by Denver! Was a good contest to kick the season off..

I listened to the game on & off (tunein) and will watch a replay of the game after the footy. 

Was that interception from Cam the game changer JV7? ... I know that Denver needed 11 plays to get it in from 23 yards. 

Denver might be thereabouts again with that D and they're going to be hard to beat at home by the looks of it.  Their overall schedule isn't all that tough unless the Raiders & Chargers get amongst it.

[JV7 2,349]

54 minutes ago, Macca said:

I listened to the game on & off (tunein) and will watch a replay of the game after the footy. 

Was that interception from Cam the game changer JV7? ... I know that Denver needed 11 plays to get it in from 23 yards. 

Denver might be thereabouts again with that D and they're going to be hard to beat at home by the looks of it.  Their overall schedule isn't all that tough unless the Raiders & Chargers get amongst it.

Yeah the tipped ball and diving INT by Harris was huge, Broncos went down the field & scored the TD that put them infront.. But yeah Denver took their time to get that TD!! I'm not too sure Newton is all that comfortable being under physical pressure, few times today he looked a bit timid & his effort in the Superbowl on that loose ball still sticks out...

[Macca 16,684]

Just now, JV7 said:

Yeah the tipped ball and diving INT by Harris was huge, Broncos went down the field & scored the TD that put them infront.. But yeah Denver took their time to get that TD!! I'm not too sure Newton is all that comfortable being under physical pressure, few times today he looked a bit timid & his effort in the Superbowl on that loose ball still sticks out...

They obviously targeted Cam by the looks of it ... in this league, opposition teams will zero in on even a perceived weakness.

And yeah, that loose ball ... he'll be reminded about it.  Constantly.

[Gorgoroth 12,769]

Cracking game, loved it. Simian looked pretty bloody good for a rookie. Panthers D is good, other teams won't pressure him as much.

Panthers O line needed help, they were so worried about the Denver rush and with good reasons. Denver were lucky with some of their hits high on Newton that were not called.

[Macca 16,684]

The tip and catch by Harris was a great play - won them the game in the end.  The Broncos have learned a lot from that SB loss to Seattle a few years ago ... their D swarms all over the offense of other teams to great effect. 

That last hit to Newton's head was vicious - but that's the sport (unless you're Tom Brady )

And Siemian looked ok ... early doors yet but his completion rate was decent.

Edited September 10, 2016 by Macca

[Gorgoroth 12,769]

Funny how all you supporters thought Siemian looked "ok" etc, me as a supporter of a club who hasn't had a QB in a long long time, I thought he looked great. lol.

[DeeSpencer 24,952]

22 hours ago, Gorgoroth said:

Funny how all you supporters thought Siemian looked "ok" etc, me as a supporter of a club who hasn't had a QB in a long long time, I thought he looked great. lol.

As a Bears fan I thought he was great as well. Quick and accurate release. Might only be a game manager but that's all you need with Denver's defense and their running game looked very good.

[DeeSpencer 24,952]

It might be too late to organise, maybe sometime next week before the 2nd round of games? But I wonder if we could get either 5 or 10 people to do this NFL wins pool that Bill Simmons has done. Could make it worth a point in the tipping Macca? Or just do it for fun. What do you think?

 

 

 

[DeeSpencer 24,952]

Cincinnati

Green Bay

Detroit 

[Macca 16,684]

23 minutes ago, DeeSpencer said:

It might be too late to organise, maybe sometime next week before the 2nd round of games? But I wonder if we could get either 5 or 10 people to do this NFL wins pool that Bill Simmons has done. Could make it worth a point in the tipping Macca? Or just do it for fun. What do you think?

 

 

 

Think we talked about this a few years ago ... so far there are 6 participants in the tipping comp but the wins pool might be worth having as another interest on the thread ... however, receiving a point in the comp for taking out the "wins pool" adds another element.  Others may not want a point being up for grabs going towards the comp but I'm happy to go either way.

Even so, if there's one or more in the comp that doesn't want to participate then it would have to be just a bit of fun between the rest of us.  The only issue is who goes first pick etc and then the configuration after the first round of picks ... anyway, I'm in if you can get enough starters.  

 

[JV7 2,349]

Excited, nervous, anxious, pumped.... Can't wait for tomorrow! Won't sleep well tonight... Going to get up and watch the replay around 8.. 3am is too early to watch it live!

[DeeSpencer 24,952]

38 minutes ago, Macca said:

Think we talked about this a few years ago ... so far there are 6 participants in the tipping comp but the wins pool might be worth having as another interest on the thread ... however, receiving a point in the comp for taking out the "wins pool" adds another element.  Others may not want a point being up for grabs going towards the comp but I'm happy to go either way.

Even so, if there's one or more in the comp that doesn't want to participate then it would have to be just a bit of fun between the rest of us.  The only issue is who goes first pick etc and then the configuration after the first round of picks ... anyway, I'm in if you can get enough starters.  

 

Oh cool, probably before my time in being an NFL fan, either way I think it's a fun topic. I don't like pumping huge hours in to fantasy sports each week, although I probably would in America given the NFL is mostly consigned to Sunday which is half the appeal.

Looking at Simmons + friends groupings probability says at least a couple if not a few of the teams in the 2nd and 3rd column of picks end up winning 8 or even 10 games and making play offs. And maybe someone in the first 10 teams falls off a cliff and finishes with 6 wins.

[Macca 16,684]

10 minutes ago, DeeSpencer said:

Oh cool, probably before my time in being an NFL fan, either way I think it's a fun topic. I don't like pumping huge hours in to fantasy sports each week, although I probably would in America given the NFL is mostly consigned to Sunday which is half the appeal.

Looking at Simmons + friends groupings probability says at least a couple if not a few of the teams in the 2nd and 3rd column of picks end up winning 8 or even 10 games and making play offs. And maybe someone in the first 10 teams falls off a cliff and finishes with 6 wins.

If I could make a suggestion although you may have already thought of it - just for expediency's sake ... 

You could keep it at 3 picks each regardless ... otherwise people have to keep coming back 5 or 6 times apart from having to wait for their turn.  You'll probably only get 6 or so participants anyway if we use the comp as a guide.

We did something similar on the cricket thread and it took an age to finish (although it was a lot of fun) In the end we were quoting people to prompt them.  

[cowboy_from_hell 2,390]

Vikes win with no score from the offense. All defensive and special teams points  today. Id say bradford is in next week. Jacksonville look a lot better and so does oakland its good to see that some teams have  hopefully turned the corner. Cleveland look to be typical cleveland and KC came back from 21 points down. 

[JV7 2,349]

You wait 8 months to hopefully see improvements in your side... Looked the same old [censored] from my team. When you have the equal toughest schedule in the leauge you need to win games like Tampa at home... Feeling flat for this season already. Oakland looked impressive with their come from behind win. The lions & colts game looked like a shootout. New England just find a way even without Brady 

[Macca 16,684]

Gutsy call by the Raiders - going for 2 at that moment ... they might have a decent season. 

Dallas blow a chance to win with a field goal when their WR (Williams) doesn't even attempt to get out of bounds - players can lose track but that's still baffling.

There were close finishes everywhere and that could be the theme for the whole season ... big win to the Pats without Brady - same for the Giants,  Detroit,  Vikes & the Ravens with Flacco back & firing.  Miami should have won too.  The Packers won a game we could have just as easily lost. 

Missed field goals a big factor again in a number of games.  We do it all again tomorrow with a double-header.

 

[JV7 2,349]

50 minutes ago, Macca said:

Gutsy call by the Raiders - going for 2 at that moment ... they might have a decent season. 

Dallas blow a chance to win with a field goal when their WR (Williams) doesn't even attempt to get out of bounds - players can lose track but that's still baffling.

There were close finishes everywhere and that could be the theme for the whole season ... big win to the Pats without Brady - same for the Giants,  Detroit,  Vikes & the Ravens with Flacco back & firing.  Miami should have won too.  The Packers won a game we could have just as easily lost. 

Missed field goals a big factor again in a number of games.  We do it all again tomorrow with a double-header.

 

Yeah just realised how many close finishes there were... Huge call from Oakland to go for the 2 pt, 90% of the time sides would take the extra point & go into OT but when you think about it, what's easier getting the 2 & getting the lead with 40 seconds left or go for OT and hope you win a flip of the coin & get the ball or back your D to get a stop and then your offense scores... I'd think the 2 pt would be more likely... 

[Macca 16,684]

14 minutes ago, JV7 said:

Yeah just realised how many close finishes there were... Huge call from Oakland to go for the 2 pt, 90% of the time sides would take the extra point & go into OT but when you think about it, what's easier getting the 2 & getting the lead with 40 seconds left or go for OT and hope you win a flip of the coin & get the ball or back your D to get a stop and then your offense scores... I'd think the 2 pt would be more likely... 

Also, the 'point after' is not as sure a thing as it was previously with the longer yardage ... although at that stadium (New Orleans), the 1 point conversion is a bit of a mulligan. 

I'm not sure we're going to see too many head coaches going for it in that situation but who knows?  It might become a trend ... imagine doing it in a Super Bowl and having an incompletion?  Now there's a 30 for 30 story in the making JV!

Edited September 12, 2016 by Macca

[DeeSpencer 24,952]

2 hours ago, JV7 said:

Yeah just realised how many close finishes there were... Huge call from Oakland to go for the 2 pt, 90% of the time sides would take the extra point & go into OT but when you think about it, what's easier getting the 2 & getting the lead with 40 seconds left or go for OT and hope you win a flip of the coin & get the ball or back your D to get a stop and then your offense scores... I'd think the 2 pt would be more likely... 

 

Fantastic burn from Del Rio.

I know they might've had some momentum but with Drew Brees at home I think the Raiders win < 50 % in overtime. If you lose the coin toss then it's probably < 40%.

By going for it you put the other team on the back foot and have a controlled situation. Given the Saints defensive weakness I think it was an inspired decision.

[cowboy_from_hell 2,390]

The detroit win sticks out for me. Luck got a whole lot of yards and TD's but their defense couldnt help them out. Thought chicago wouldve been a bit better or are houston with a new QB a tad underrated? 

Yep as has been said missed FG's are a big factor aswell as the extra point. My boy blair walsh missed a few by a long way today. Gotta get him back indoors.